A Return Journey: Hope and Strength in the Aftermath of Alzheimer'sPurdue University Press, 2003 - 188 Seiten A Return Journey is truly the author's travels into the world of Alzheimer's. Drawing on her correspondence and conversations with other caregivers, Petrovski provides a unique look at the environment of Alzheimer's--the afflicted, the affected, the afterthoughts. In the end, she talks of the true survivors left behind to deal with the disease's aftermath--the caregivers. Petrovski describes how caregivers traverse the successes and failures of their journey until they eventually find the best route on the rocky path of helping human beings in the throes of diminishing selfhood. Offering caregivers hope, support, and a sense of oneness, A Return Journey demonstrates that as painful as it is to watch a loved one vanish bit by bit, there is grace and wisdom to be found on the way. |
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The Most Hurtful Things | 28 |
Developing a Caregivers Mindset | 42 |
Day by Day with the Stranger | 57 |
A Few Extra Moments Please | 75 |
Tales of Laughter and Love | 87 |
Guilty Decisions | 96 |
Children in the Family | 125 |
Faith Hope and Love | 144 |
Epilogue | 157 |
Appendix A | 165 |
Appendix B | 168 |
Appendix C | 170 |
Appendix D | 171 |
Resources | 173 |
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A Return Journey: Hope and Strength in the Aftermath of Alzhiemer's Sue Petrovski Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2017 |
A Return Journey: Hope and Strength in the Aftermath of Alzheimer's Sue Matthews Petrovski Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2003 |
A Return Journey: Hope and Strength in the Aftermath of Alzhiemer's Sue Petrovski Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2017 |
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